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The War Against Famine – How a Future U.S. President Mounted a Campaign to Feed Starving Belgians During WW1
“We are badly in need of Americans to take charge of our work in various Relief Stations in Belgium. We want people with some experience of roughing it, who speak French, have tact, and can…
America’s First Rebel – Meet Dr. Joseph Warren, One of the Revolution’s Earliest Heroes
“Warren’s ultimate sacrifice and bravery inspired both Washington and the fledgling nation.” By Christian Di Spigna DR. JOSEPH WARREN was one of the most active revolutionaries in the decade leading up to America’s independence. And…
Broken Bombers – How the U.S. Military Covered Up Fatal Flaws in the B-47 Stratojet with Disastrous Results
“Those B-47s exploding over America could hardly be denied for long.” By H. Bruce Franklin IT WAS JUST supposed to be a routine training flight, not one of our highly classified Arctic missions refueling warplanes…
Ordeal at Allerona – GI Recounts Death-Defying Escape from POW Train in Italy
“The American airmen had just arrived on a mission to blow up the Allerona bridge at the moment we were passing over their target.” SIX YEARS AGO, MilitaryHistoryNow.com published an article about some of the…
The Woolwich Arsenal and the Race to Modernize Britain’s Armaments Industry in WW1
“The reality of war on a continental scale soon exposed the total inadequacy of Woolwich as manufacturer of guns and ammunition.” By Phil Hamlyn Williams THE BRITISH ARMY of August 1914 was small and lightly…
Generation Taliban — 10 Surprising Facts About Afghanistan’s Tireless Insurgent Army
“Despite this long-standing conflict, many people know little about the Taliban movement and its history.” By Phil Halton WESTERN ARMIES HAVE been fighting the Taliban, and other insurgent groups in Afghanistan, for nearly two decades…
